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Meaning of rapey | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈɹeɪpi/

Definitions

  1. Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.
    informal
  2. Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape.
    informal

Examples

“This song is pretty rapey if you think about the lyrics.”
“If this all sounds a bit “rapey,” that's only because there were different standards of morality back in the days of Greek mythology.”
“Because this is a man, let's say you're on a date and some guy comes out of the alley with a knife and a rapey kind of vibe.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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